Friday, April 14, 2017

Sabre rattling - where is Congress?

Now that our president is moving more assertively with America's military power, past time for Congress to debate and either provide, and perhaps limit, or deny authorization for military action.

All we hear now from CNN, MSNBC, Fox is the awesome power and newfound foreign policy interest.  The Constitution reads "the President shall be the C-in-C of the armed forces, when called into action".  How do they get called into action?  Congress

The War Powers Act places limits in the absence of a declared war.  Tomahawks have been flung in anger.  Clock is ticking on notification and authorization rules.

No more reliance on a 13 year old authorization of force.  We need a debate and renewed understanding of how and when to use our military.  We need it now, before any more adventures by Trump with his "my military" point of view.

Where is the Congress!?

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